How to Use a Novel as a Tool for Standards-Based Teaching in ELA
By TooBookedUp
How to Use a Novel as a Tool for Standards-Based Teaching in ELA is an indispensable guide crafted by an acclaimed 5th to 8th-grade Special Education Teacher and 2023 Master Teacher in their district. This comprehensive resource is tailored for educators striving to create impactful and standards-aligned novel study units.
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This guide stands out for its clarity and practicality. It demystifies the process of aligning novel studies with ELA standards, making it an invaluable resource for middle school teachers. The step-by-step approach ensures educators can effectively implement the strategies, enhancing student engagement and learning outcomes.
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For teachers looking to harness the power of novels in their ELA curriculum, "How to Use a Novel as a Tool for Standards-Based Teaching in ELA" is a must-have. Its blend of practicality, innovation, and adaptability makes it a standout resource in literature education.
GEOGRAPHY CONCEPT BASED PLANNING GUIDE BRAINSTORMING BUBBLE (PART 1) FREE
By Geography & Math Made Easy
Free download for phase 1 of planning a concept-based lesson by Lynn Erickson's teaching theory. Download and brainstorm an essential question.
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There is no correct way to teach geography, but there are some best practices. When I began my teaching career in geography 26 years ago in Memphis City Schools, Memphis, TN, the district was focused on concept-based teaching — teaching to the big ideas & conceptual-based learning based upon Lynn Erikson's concept-based instruction. At first, I found it very challenging to implement this strategy into my lessons as it was a new concept and it significantly varied from the way we had all been presenting content to our students. It took persistence; it took patience, but I believe it was a huge part of why my students enjoyed geography and were able to grasp it. An example of this would be teaching the concept of "human population" and then applying this concept to world population ideas and issues throughout the world such as:
Push and pull factors of migration
Cartograms, and population density maps
Causes and outcomes of population growth and decline
China's one-child policies due to overpopulation
Africa's population decline
Europe's population decline, etc.
This conceptual-based learning worked well, and students were learning and grasping the concepts and material. It required me to spend more time on the concept with my students, but it gave them a BIG PICTURE of how variables affect population and how population trends work and are influenced. It made them think at higher levels preparing their pathways for high-level learning and working to strengthen their brain connectivity. It gave them a different viewpoint of looking at geography, rather than focusing on one small concept at a time.
Just to give you an idea of how I would/do begin planning each concept-based lesson, I would begin with a brainstorming bubble, and in the center circle, I would type in an essential question. All an essential question (they always have to use big terminology) is an open-ended question that educators use to spark student interest. I say, let' not make this harder than it has to be.
Here are examples of essential questions specific to geography:
How have Revolutions impacted our world? (This could be taking a look at the meaning behind "revolution" and empowering student understanding of this "concept" through discussing many different types of revolutions such as the American Revolution, the Industrial Revolution in the United States and Europe, the Russian Revolution, the Cultural Revolution, the Sudanese Revolution, and the Chinese Revolution of 1949.)
Does music create culture, or vice versa?
Who is an American?
How can learning about other cultures teach us about our own?
What is the relationship between climate and natural resources?
Need an idea for an essential question? There is so much information today on essential questions than there was when I first started teaching. Simply, type into your search engine: "Essential questions for geography." and then align it with your curriculum. Others have "essentially" (no pun intended) done this work for you over the years.
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Science Olympiad Coach's Guide - Division B and C
By Danielle Mortimore
About to start a science olympiad team at your school? Are you taking over for an already established science olympiad team? This guide will help you stay organized and sane while sponsoring one of the best science school competitions out there! It includes the following sections...
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Coaching Science Olympiad is one of the most exhausting but rewarding academic extracurricular activities. You will see students grow and learn so much and see their love of science and STEM expand! This guide is for new coaches, either those starting their own Science Olympiad program or for those taking over existing programs. I was a Science Olympiad coach for 6 years and am sharing how I was able to stay organized and help students try their best and succeed!
The SMART Bundle - Tools to Make You a More Productive Teacher
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Using journal writing in the classroom takes know-how. This 41-page booklet takes teachers through the basics and introduces a model for successful journal writing. The how-to journal writing guide includes seven chapters: Just the Facts, How to Start Writing, Prompts, Student Examples, Assessing and Grading, What if..., and Resources. It makes journal writing enjoyable and easy for teachers and students. A great resource with student examples for teachers who want to use journal writing but are not sure where to begin or what to do. Beth Hammett's other works include: Natalie: Diary of a Senior Year, Developmental Writing Workshop, and educational articles for NADE, TCTELA, NCTE, and more. Join Beth at: www.bethhammett.blogspot.com
NSW Report Comments Guide Covering a Wide Range of Learning Areas 107
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Classrooms & Chimeras | Episode 2 The Machine CM | D&D Dnd Dungeons & Dragons
By Sean Alexander Dennison
Dive deeper into the thrilling world of Classrooms & Chimeras with Episode 2: The Machine—a captivating, 72-page Classroom Master guide designed to keep students engaged, problem-solving, and immersed in this educational, D&D-inspired campaign. In this second installment of the Portals of Possibilities series, players embark on a suspenseful journey as they continue their quest to find their missing friend, Max. This time, they venture into the mysterious and perilous depths of the dungeon, encountering challenging monsters and new opportunities for leveling up.
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NYS 5th Grade Adapted Health Curriculum 10 Month Plans
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School Shopping Functional Life Skills Money Math Unit Guide Special Ed
By Alyssa Stamm
Have students with IEP goals in identifying money, counting money, staying within a budget, or next dollar up? Use this Resource Guide to help you lesson plan or develop IEP goals with your own materials, or purchase the School Shopping Unit for whole group lessons and differentiated workbooks!
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Peer Feedback & Writing Reflection Forms for Critique Groups
By Betsy Newmeyer
Ready to implement Critique Groups? Help your students become reflective writers and effective revisers with this set of self and peer reflection forms for expository, persuasive, and narrative writing.
This resource will help you create and implement critique groups in your upper grade or middle school classroom and help your students effectively give and receive feedback on their writing. Appropriate for all writing types and genres.
If you're ready to begin implementing critique groups in your classroom, but need help figuring out how to manage everything, this resource is perfect for you. This resource includes:
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By MFL LAB
This 5-minute MFL lesson plan template is simple, clear, and quick to complete: taking less than 5 minutes to fill out! Perfect for PGCE students and busy teachers alike, this resource will help you plan effective lessons with ease.
Web Design - The Website Project
By Reece's Tech Shop by Scott Reece
This is a website design lesson wrapped around Simple Machines. I wanted my students to get the feel of WEB DESIGN without having to pay hosting fees...so, we used PowerPoint. I went through the process of setting up a PP as the website. We talk about links, images, web directory, etc. but we did it for FREE in PowerPoint. Once you activate the slideshow, it "feels" like a website. The kids loved it!
It is written for Simple Machines, but it could easily be rewritten for any topic in any class!
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A Special Education Teacher's Guide to Getting Started
By Specifically Sped
This is a fifteen-page guide to getting started in a self-contained special education or life skills classroom. Included are descriptions, helpful hints, and pictures from actual classrooms.
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The Ultimate Goal Bank for Middle School (CCSS Aligned)
By Jennifer Allain
Boost Student Success with Targeted IEP Resources for Learning Disabilities, Executive Functioning, and Social Skills.
Looking for professionally crafted IEP resources that address a wide range of student needs? This comprehensive bundle is designed to support educators and specialists in creating measurable, impactful goals for students aged 11–15.
Whether you’re working with students with specific learning disabilities, ADHD, autism, or behavioral needs, these resources offer clear, actionable, and effective strategies to improve outcomes in the classroom and beyond.
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• 10 IEP Goals for Executive Functioning: Help students improve organization, time management, self-monitoring, and impulse control with measurable, data-driven objectives.
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* 4 objectives for EACH goal!
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• Perfect for special education teachers, case managers, and IEP teams
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Bloom's Taxonomy Stems & Guiding Questions for Social Studies and Geography
By Geography & Math Made Easy
As teachers, we always need additional resources to help make planning easier. Through the years, I have compiled this list of Bloom's Taxonomy action verbs, stems, and sample questions to assist in planning for Geography and Social Studies lessons. There are a series of questions and stems for knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. It is always nice to have this handy to refer to while planning.
Using Bloom's Taxonomy allows you to ascertain if your students have a basic understanding, yet allows you to raise the bar in developing guiding questions via cognitive, psychomotor & affective domains.
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Types of Constructed Responses on the STAAR - ELA/RLA Teacher Guide for testing
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A teacher resource for all the kinds of responses students are expected to answer on the STAAR test.
LITERACY ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION BINDER | DATA COLLECTION | DIAGNOSTIC (FRENCH)
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Optimize Your French Language Arts Classroom with the Ultimate Reading and Writing Assessment Binder!
This comprehensive binder is a game-changer for French language arts teachers, packed with graphic organizers, templates, checklists, rosters, gradebooks, and tools to keep you organized and efficient. Designed to streamline your teaching process, this all-in-one resource includes a phonemic diagnostic tool with 39 phonemes, word cards, and paragraphs built from each phoneme. Plus, with 56 reading prompt cards, you can engage in meaningful, insightful conversations with your students during meetings or interviews.
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Classrooms & Chimeras | Classroom Master Guide | D&D Dnd Dungeons & Dragons
By Sean Alexander Dennison
Dive into the enchanting world of tabletop role-playing with "The Classroom Master Guide: Portals of Possibilities Campaign - Episode 1". This comprehensive 75-page guide is designed to introduce educators and students alike to the thrilling educational possibilities of TTRPGs using the Classrooms & Chimeras (C&C) system. Whether you're a seasoned game master or new to the world of TTRPGs, this guide has everything you need to embark on an unforgettable educational adventure.
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Health Curriculum 10 Month Plans - 7th & 8th Plans - Adapted & Editable
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This packet includes 10 month, 4 week layout per month of adapted health curriculum plans for students in 7th & 8th grade. This packet includes what health material students can learn and the instructional plan for what content can be taught during each month. Essential questions are provided for each week. This packet is useful, organized, and focuses on what should be taught weekly and monthly for students that need material broken down or taught at the adapted level to ensure their individual learning needs are met. This product can be edited according to what is covered on a week to week basis.
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Sept - Mental and emotional health, learning about our health, being unique, making responsible decisions,
Oct - Making daily responsible decisions, healthful ways to deal with strong emotions, differences between healthful and harmful relationship, expressing yourself
Nov - Different kinds of families, abuse and violence impacting a family, maintain healthful relationships, importance of practicing abstinence, HIV, AIDS, resisting to peer pressure
Dec - How do we grow and change, life stages, physical changes of adolescence, reproductive system, pregnancy, how to avoid teen pregnancy, the types of food we should eat
Jan - Taking care of your personal health, how to care for your teeth, staying safe during physical activity, treating injuries, how to reduce the risk for violence, signs of abuse
Feb - How do you stay safe - safety in school, community, kitchen, outdoors, staying safe in different kinds of weather, what do you do in an emergency, taking care of injuries, breaks and fractures
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May - Managing time and money, finding valid health information, influences on consumer choices, different community health services
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